A Rotorua woman says she is forced to shut herself inside her home as "millions" of wasps from a neighbouring property swarm around her house. Lynne Coutts... Read More

A black market for vapes has sprung up in schools, while toddlers are getting their hands on their older siblings' vapes. These are just some of the shocking... Read More

Two men who met in the Burwood Spinal Unit, and were told they would likely never walk again, are taking on the unthinkable this month. Tetraplegics and... Read More

The Hope Home project, pioneered by Fowler Homes in support of New Zealand's leading youth mental health charity I Am Hope charity, is making 'great” progress... Read More

A new health clinic is set to open in Pāpāmoa following the news that another is set to close. The directors of Pāpāmoa Pines Medical Group announced... Read More

Two surgeons are calling for more airgun restrictions after research that saw them use air rifles to shoot pig carcasses. In a paper published today in the... Read More

Tauranga couple Maloni Latailakepa and Debbra Hazell are taking on a personal challenge of walking up and down Mount Maunganui for 24 hours. Why? To raise... Read More

A new rescue helicopter is joining the Bay of Plenty fleet. In a statement released this week, the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter announced the newest addition... Read More

Teena Te Maro remembers arriving in Gisborne following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year and feeling the mamae (pain) of the region. The experienced... Read More

Cocaine consumption in New Zealand has almost doubled - although use is still very low - a new report has found. The Drug Foundation's latest study uses... Read More

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust have partnered with Vegetables.co.nz to launch an exciting new initiative encouraging whānau in the Upper North Island to Add... Read More

The Coroners Court is urging transport authorities to mandate the use of helmets for those riding e-scooters, after a man died in 2021 and three other deaths... Read More